thosw are the high lights you'll have to come to the show to see the rest

five bar composite fillet knife, stubby pronghorn hunter,gents pronghorn hunter and a san mai 52100 and tamahagane utility hunter, a damascuss dagger and two campknives and a tamahagane and wrought iron yanagi.

JohnnyChance

01-26-2012, 01:26 AM

Very very cool Bill. The tamahagane and dragon's breath both look amazing.

Andrew H

01-26-2012, 01:27 AM

Wow, the dragon's breath is incredible!

jm2hill

01-26-2012, 01:57 AM

future knife purchase = dragon breath!

oivind_dahle

01-26-2012, 08:52 AM

Nice!

But still my fav is your san-mai :) God I love your san-mai!

tk59

01-26-2012, 11:57 AM

Wow. I didn't think I'd be tempted to get the proto. It's pretty much what I'd have ordered in a custom job... Did you do any testing? How does it cut?

Lucretia

01-26-2012, 12:56 PM

Is the dragon's breath the 210 damascus you've mentioned?

Just had a big birthday and haven't gotten a present yet...:knife:

bcrano

01-26-2012, 01:13 PM

Haha go for it Lucretia!

Adagimp

01-26-2012, 01:35 PM

All of them are lookers, but that dragon's breath is really stunning.

Bill Burke

01-26-2012, 01:35 PM

Is the dragon's breath the 210 damascus you've mentioned?

Just had a big birthday and haven't gotten a present yet...:knife:

Yep that's the one

Bill Burke

01-26-2012, 01:39 PM

Wow. I didn't think I'd be tempted to get the proto. It's pretty much what I'd have ordered in a custom job... Did you do any testing? How does it cut?

The proto is all in house, heat treat grinding etc.. It is actually more of a full custom than a mid tech but what the he"". It cuts well and the edge flex is great too.

WildBoar

01-26-2012, 01:41 PM

Thanks god the damascus is not a 240, as I cannot afford to buy another knife right now :bliss:

All of those knives look like they will be able to find homes with no problem at all. I hope at least a couple will go to KKF members so we can read about them once they have been put to use. Whoever makes it to the knife show is in for a treat!

mattrud

01-26-2012, 01:47 PM

Love it Bill!

bikehunter

01-26-2012, 01:57 PM

Fantastic Bill!!

Eamon Burke

01-26-2012, 02:25 PM

Nice! That dragons breath is so cool looking.

oivind_dahle

01-26-2012, 03:12 PM

No branding on the proto?

Bill Burke

01-27-2012, 10:24 PM

No branding on the proto?

This actually has my regular mark and since I did do some forging on it it has my MS mark on it. If any one wants one they need to let me know by sunday or they are going to EE.

The Edge

01-27-2012, 10:28 PM

This actually has my regular mark and since I did do some forging on it it has my MS mark on it. If any one wants one they need to let me know by sunday or they are going to EE.

I'm not sure this gives me enough time to sell a kidney. I guess I'll just have to hold out a little longer. Amazing knives BTW!

memorael

01-27-2012, 10:33 PM

Jesus Burke... I don't even know what to say. That yanagi looks ultra cool, the other knives look exceptional too.

Cipcich

01-28-2012, 02:11 AM

I'm sorry. I feel like the kid who fell asleep in class. What is the steel in the proto type?

oivind_dahle

01-28-2012, 08:21 AM

A MS 240 Guyto for 1000 USD. WoW!

Thats over 50% off!

The steel is 52100 on the prototype, and will be the only one in the line with a MS brand on it.
This will go to a really happy customer :)

Eamon Burke

01-28-2012, 01:41 PM

These are all really really nice. The Dragon's Breath is very very thin.

Bill Burke

01-28-2012, 02:03 PM

Tk59. Gets the proto he being the first to commit to it. Thanks tinh. Sorry to the rest of you

ejd53

01-28-2012, 10:14 PM

Not a problem, I came very close to sending you a pm on it. Glad that someone on the forum got it and that I was saved from myself (or at least my wife :D).

chuck239

01-29-2012, 05:00 AM

Tk59. Gets the proto he being the first to commit to it. Thanks tinh. Sorry to the rest of you

Since Tinh is testing my knife, I think you should just send it off to me and I will test it before he gets it.

-Chuck

oivind_dahle

01-29-2012, 05:38 AM

Soooo looking forward to a review of this one :) Congrats with a Bill Burke MS 240 Gyuto. Damn that was a great price :)

tk59

01-29-2012, 12:45 PM

Since Tinh is testing my knife, I think you should just send it off to me and I will test it before he gets it.

-ChuckIf you drove out to the show to get it for me, I'd be fine with that, haha. Otherwise, you'd still owe me a procurement fee. :)

oivind_dahle

02-05-2012, 09:53 AM

So, whats the story?

tk59

02-05-2012, 11:22 AM

I received the proto on Thursday. I didn't really get to do anything with it until yesterday. I'll post some comments after this weekend. :)

oivind_dahle

02-05-2012, 01:58 PM

thanks!
And post the whole story. All cons and pros. and lots of photos!

tk59

02-05-2012, 04:58 PM

I just took a bunch of pictures. In case you don't know, my pics suck. Regardless, I will post them later so as not to biase anyone before next week. BTW, if anyone is in LA this Saturday, I'll be at JKI with the proto. Bring your own produce and anything you pack in needs to be packed out. We wouldn't want Jon's shop to smell like onions all day, would we? :lol2:

oivind_dahle

02-07-2012, 04:02 PM

? :D

JBroida

02-07-2012, 04:48 PM

I just took a bunch of pictures. In case you don't know, my pics suck. Regardless, I will post them later so as not to biase anyone before next week. BTW, if anyone is in LA this Saturday, I'll be at JKI with the proto. Bring your own produce and anything you pack in needs to be packed out. We wouldn't want Jon's shop to smell like onions all day, would we? :lol2:

lol

you know, we can take the trash out if need be :P

rsacco

02-07-2012, 11:30 PM

I received the proto on Thursday. I didn't really get to do anything with it until yesterday. I'll post some comments after this weekend. :)

Did you get a chance to use the prototype? How do you like it so far?

mr drinky

02-09-2012, 12:09 AM

ok here you animals go.

Thank you for the feed.

k.

brainsausage

02-09-2012, 12:38 AM

Thank you for the feed.

k.

I second this. The Dragon's Breath is effing amazing...

Lucretia

02-12-2012, 01:13 AM

Happy birthday to me!

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/lucretia_02/Burke.jpg

Johnny.B.Good

02-12-2012, 01:16 AM

Happy birthday to me!

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/lucretia_02/Burke.jpg

Wow!

Details please.

And more photos.

Oh, and happy birthday!

sachem allison

02-12-2012, 01:28 AM

Happy birthday to me!

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/lucretia_02/Burke.jpg

happy birthday darlin! if it is

kalaeb

02-12-2012, 02:19 AM

I had a feeling that was yours. Happy birthday!

Deckhand

02-12-2012, 02:38 AM

Wow, the dragon's breath is incredible!

Ditto

oivind_dahle

02-12-2012, 04:35 AM

Happy birthday to me!

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/lucretia_02/Burke.jpg

More info!

Beak Paring Knife with koa?

Bill Burke

02-12-2012, 11:34 AM

Happy Birthday Lucretia,

Hope you get much happy use from it.

Lucretia

02-12-2012, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the birthday wishes--it was a couple of weeks ago and we had an ice storm and no power so it was put on hold, but the delay in celebrating turned out to be worth it since the knives just got to EE.

The dragon's breath is still available, you guys. It's even more spectacular in person--the pictures do NOT do it justice--but of the 3 knives I saw, the ones that I LOVED were this one (fillet knife--with koa? EE didn't have all the details readily available--the knives weren't on display yet and they had to send someone to fetch them) and the Tamahagane, but the fillet knife I loved and actually needed. It was a really tough decision--that Tamahagane is an incredible knife and feels fantastic in your hand. But I've had a fillet knife on the wish list and I like a western handle, so that gave it the edge, so to speak.

This knife is a composite of five bars of twisted w's damascuss which are then welded together side by each and then forged into a blade.

Eamon Burke

02-13-2012, 12:56 AM

It's a looker...very intricate pattern. Nice get, Lucretia!

Lucretia

02-14-2012, 07:22 PM

And really sharp, too. Was showing the hubby how it would flex for filleting--pressed the flat of it down to slide along a piece of printer paper on the dining room table. It proceeded to glide right thru the printer paper and tried to eat the table cloth, too.:oops:

Bill Burke

02-14-2012, 10:07 PM

Hope the table cloth recovers. :)

And really sharp, too. Was showing the hubby how it would flex for filleting--pressed the flat of it down to slide along a piece of printer paper on the dining room table. It proceeded to glide right thru the printer paper and tried to eat the table cloth, too.:oops:

tk59

02-15-2012, 12:45 AM

And really sharp, too. Was showing the hubby how it would flex for filleting--pressed the flat of it down to slide along a piece of printer paper on the dining room table. It proceeded to glide right thru the printer paper and tried to eat the table cloth, too.:oops:

Nice! I'm assuming the damascus is 52100 with something. What's the something?

Bill Burke

02-15-2012, 12:49 AM

Nice! I'm assuming the damascus is 52100 with something. What's the something?

Nope simply 1084 and 15n20

Lucretia

02-15-2012, 02:11 PM

Looks like the bolster might be nickel silver?

Burl Source

02-15-2012, 04:37 PM

It is tough to tell by the small photo about the handle material.
It might be Koa, but I am thinking it is probably Tasmanian Blackwood (an Australian cousin to koa).

Thanks for the birthday wishes--it was a couple of weeks ago and we had an ice storm and no power so it was put on hold, but the delay in celebrating turned out to be worth it since the knives just got to EE.

The dragon's breath is still available, you guys. It's even more spectacular in person--the pictures do NOT do it justice--but of the 3 knives I saw, the ones that I LOVED were this one (fillet knife--with koa? EE didn't have all the details readily available--the knives weren't on display yet and they had to send someone to fetch them) and the Tamahagane, but the fillet knife I loved and actually needed. It was a really tough decision--that Tamahagane is an incredible knife and feels fantastic in your hand. But I've had a fillet knife on the wish list and I like a western handle, so that gave it the edge, so to speak.

The picture's not great, but this gives you a little taste.

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/lucretia_02/Burke3.jpg

Bill Burke

02-15-2012, 05:41 PM

Yep Mark you hit it right on the head. It is tasmanian black wood. The bolsters are 416 ss pinned and soldered in place.
It is tough to tell by the small photo about the handle material.
It might be Koa, but I am thinking it is probably Tasmanian Blackwood (an Australian cousin to koa).